United against racism
We want to plan, discuss, learn, and enjoy our time together in a respectful atmosphere. For this reason, we have given thought to how we want to shape this gathering together:
Awareness and Code of Conduct can be found here.
Come to the ballroom of FC St. Pauli in Hamburg on 1-3 November 2024!
More information about the meeting!
Come to the ballroom of FC St. Pauli in Hamburg on 1-3 November 2024! For more details stay tuned!
More info: https://www.welcome-united.org/en/info-well-come-united-meeting-in-hamburg-1-3-november-24/
We represent the culture of resistance! Fight against the rise of the AfD! Against the normalisation of right-wing extremist positions in the society of the many! Against the deportation fantasies of Chancellor Scholz and the federal government that are now being lived out! For an end to the demonisation of migration and the criminalisation of people on the run!
People affected and activists from all over Germany are coming to Hamburg. We are all self-organised and there are no big organisations or parties behind this project!
The aim is to unite all of our struggles into one: Against the division of social and political struggles! We remain united! Against racism and fascism!
We want to spread this message – via social media, in the neighbourhood, throughout Germany and beyond its borders! We may or may not have known each other for years, we may or may not know much about each other and we can still learn a lot from each other! Let’s get together again or meet again, reflect on our work and take a look into the future!
We want to achieve this by bringing together activists and those affected by racist politics and police violence, networking and working together on new ideas, solutions and active resistance. We call on everyone: Show courage! Show courage! We are many! We are angry – but at the same time full of hope and energy! Full of love and solidarity! Organised by everyone!
We meet every Wednesday at 18:00 from today, 9.10.24, at the Buttclub to get closer to this goal and unite the struggles! There is still the possibility to actively participate in the planning and realisation of our meeting – and it is expressly desired!
We are still looking for specific people who would like to get involved in the following areas:
– Helpers on site (there are various teams, e.g. catering, sleeping place exchange, translations, sound technology, awareness etc.)
– Innovative ideas for campaigns & actions
If you would like to take part, please register using this tool:
https://wcu-support-shifts.vercel.app/offer
Whether you are coming as an individual, are active in a group or belong to an association – we look forward to seeing you! Come and join us! Let us prove ourselves and everyone else: We can do it – and we always have 😉! And we will continue to fight – FOR A TOGETHER! Right to stay, freedom of movement and equal rights for all!
Solidarity wins!
We’ll Come United is coming to Hamburg! Culture of Resistance! Resistance against the rise of the AfD! Resistance against the shift to the right, which has now moved to the centre of society! Resistance against Chancellor Scholz’s deportation fantasies, which are now being lived out! Resistance against the demonisation of migration and the criminalisation of people on the move! We are fighting against it!
The affected people and activists will come from all over Germany and to make this possible, we urgently need sleeping places!
We have created a tool where you can sign up!
https://wcu-sleepingplaces.vercel.app/offer
Please spread the word to anyone who might have space. The more we have available, the better! You will be contacted by the organisation team as soon as possible after filling in the form.
Solidarity Wins!
United against Racism and Facism!
While half the country is talking about what can be done to counter the rise of the far right, the governing parties are passing EU deals and migration packages that encroach on people’s fundamental rights.
The few who continue to campaign for a truly just society for all are being attacked and defamed, are being isolated by stricter legislation, are finding it difficult to come together and are losing courage and hope.
We will not let this happen to us! Let’s have a good life for everyone! For a society of humanity in politics and civil society!
Come to the ballroom of FC St. Pauli in Hamburg on 1-3 November 2025! For more details stay tuned!
More Infos: www.welcome-united.org/en/info-well-come-united-meeting-in-hamburg-1-3-november-24/
The first version of the programme is now published!
There will be several workshops and discussions during the day. Music, dance, theatre and poetry will fill the evenings. On the last evening we will celebrate a closing party.
However, there are many open slots in which you can still spontaneously bring up topics. Talk to the info point and organise it together in the daily plenary sessions.
For those who bring their children, we will offer childcare during the workshops.
Here you can find some general information about the camp and the programme:
Infos We’ll Come United Summer Camp 2024 in Thuringia – English
Please note that we are still working on translating the programme into all languages and that it is subject to change. You will always find an up-to-date version at the Info-Point.
Hello friends of hope and change!
Are you feeling excited to make a difference in this world? Are you ready to be part of an unforgettable summer adventure that combines hard work and fun? If your answer is yes, then you’re in the right place!
We invite you to be the stars of our upcoming conference and summer camp, where we challenge racism and open our arms to all people without borders
Join our summer camp, where we defy injustice and welcome souls in search of shelter and exchange.
What awaits you:
We believe that each of you carries a light that can illuminate paths for others.
Camp Details:
Register now and be part of this amazing adventure. Let’s make this summer unforgettable!
More information: https://www.welcome-united.org/en/invitation-well-come-united-summer-camp-2024-in-thuringia-english/
For August 2024 the “We’ll come United”- Network is planning a summer camp in Waltershausen, Thuringia. From Wednesday, August 21st to Sunday, August 25th, we want to come together in the Waltershausen commune KoWa (www.kommune-kowa.de).
We want to dedicate ourselves to a common culture of anti-racist resistance. In discussions and exchanges on everyday anti-racist struggles, in encounters and in the celebration of our resistance, we make We’ll Come United a living process of mutual encouragement and empowerment. In Thuringia, locally, nationwide and across Europe. Further information about registration and the program will follow shortly. Stay tuned!
Currently we are looking for more people to help with organizing.
We need help in planing and taking over responsibilities before the camp starts. Mainly for finishing the program and organizing the infrastructure of the camp like kitchen, security, finances.
We are having online meetings on every second sunday 6pm. If you would like to join, please get in touch!
=> wcusummercamp@systemli.org or Phone via +4915735820706 (WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal)
Conference Frankfurt
Strong participation, great diversity and productive dialogue at the We’ll Come United conference
Around 350 activists from numerous cities and groups took part in the anti-racist conference hosted by the We’ll Come United network in Frankfurt from 26 to 28 April.
In two plenary sessions, current struggles against the EU border regime were presented and discussed and the background to flight and migration was addressed.
The great diversity of anti-racist initiatives and everyday projects that came together in Frankfurt was reflected in 28 workshops prepared by various decentralised groups.
At the end of the conference, there was broad consensus that these three days had been a productive exchange in a respectful atmosphere.
The results and agreements from the workshops will be compiled in the coming days and published on the We’ll Come United website soon.
Contact addresses for the various topics can already be found in the conference reader.
“Migrantifa” not protected as a trademark
Credit Protestfotografie Frankfurt
Register left-wing political terms as trade marks and cash in – that’s what an entrepreneur from Warburg thought. He applied for Europe-wide trade mark protection for the term ‘Migrantifa’, which has been used by anti-racist initiatives for years to express solidarity with refugees and anti-racism.
The trade mark was registered with the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in 2021. In October 2022, represented by a lawyer, he wrote to the association Clandestini e.V. from Darmstadt about an alleged trade mark infringement; this association had sold T-shirts with the inscription ‘MIGRANTIFA’ to finance the anti-racist alliance ‘We’ll Come United’, among other things. In his lawyer’s letter, the trade mark owner made it very clear what he was after: The payment of licence fees.
The association refused to be intimidated and applied to the EUIPO for the trade mark to be declared invalid. The authority now followed suit and ruled that the registered term lacked any distinctive character. ‘Migrantifa’ is understood ‘as a purely (socio-)political statement’.
‘The procedure of turning political terms into money through trade mark law is an attack on our political work. We have resolutely opposed this – with success,’ explains Rola Saleh from the “We’ll Come United” network. ‘Migrantifa stands for a movement with the aim of building a solidary, anti-racist and anti-fascist society together. The decision is an important step against the instrumentalisation of our terms for private gain.’
Lawyer Dr Jasper Prigge, who is representing the association in the proceedings before the EUIPO, emphasises: ‘Trade marks cannot be used to monopolise political terms. Anyone attempting to enrich themselves from political movements must expect those affected to defend themselves. In addition to the registration costs, the trade mark owner now has to bear the costs of the invalidity proceedings. All in all, not a good deal. The EUIPO’s decision is not yet final and the trade mark owner can lodge an appeal.
The cancellation decision of the EUIPO is published in anonymised form under the following link:
https://www.prigge-recht.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Migrantifa_anonymisiert.pdf
Welcome to the We’ll Come United Conference in Frankfurt from April 26 to 28 2024 in Frankfurt
in Studierendenhaus in Frankfurt-Bockenheim
Mertonstraße 26, 60325 Frankfurt am Main
Program brochure →
We are delighted that over 350 people have registered for the WCU conference in Frankfurt. We hope to spend three days together with intensive exchange and inspiring discussions.
To the programme
Over 25 workshops
As you could already see in the preliminary announcement, we have opted for a diverse and »decentralised« programme. There are more than 25 workshops prepared by different groups and networks. In this reader you will find brief descriptions and contacts for each of them. Most of the working groups last »only« 90 minutes and everyone should make sure to start and finish on time so that there are no delays in the subsequent sessions.
Translations
For the large meeting room (i.e. for the two panels and the final plenary session) and for three other working group rooms, we have translation equipment for simultaneous translation using small radios. For other rooms we have so-called spiders, which enable translations for smaller groups. The BLA and Interprise collectives are supporting us at the conference. But we also need the support and patience of all participants so that everyone can speak in their own languages. Please get in touch at the Info-Point if you can help with translating.
Rooms/Meeting-Spaces
The Studierendenhaus is our central conference building. On the ground floor is the Koz, where drinks and food are available (also outside). On the first floor there is a corridor with various information tables and the large meeting room where the two panels, working groups and the final plenary session will take place. We also have three smaller rooms for working groups in this building. If it doesn’t rain and hopefully gets a bit warmer again, we could also make good use of the extensive campus grounds. Only about 500 metres away from the Student House – on Beethovenplatz – is the Christuskirche, where we have 2 to 3 more working group rooms. Also about 500 metres away – at Leipziger Straße 17 – is the Hessian Refugee Council. Working groups can also take place here.
We’ll Come United Summer Camp 2024 in Thuringia
For August of this year 2024 we are planning a summer camp for 150 people in the Waltershausen community (www.kommune-kowa.de) in Thuringia. From Wednesday, August 21st to Sunday, August 25th, we want to come together to dedicate ourselves to a common culture of anti-racist resistance. In discussions and exchanges on everyday anti-racist struggles, in encounters and in the celebration of our resistance, we make We’ll Come United a living process of mutual encouragement and empowerment. In Thuringia, locally, nationwide and across Europe.
Further information about registration and the program will follow shortly. Stay tuned!
Contact: wcu_jena@riseup.net
